Clothes-rack.



B. L. MQHNEYL CLOTHES RACK. APPLIOATION FILED $312.37, 1'91'1.

Patented Dec. 3, 1912.

equally spaced tapering sockets 5. blocks a and mm nerat Film BLAIR L. MOHNEY, OF IVIQKEESPORT, PENNSZLVA NIA.

CLOTHES-RACK.

To all whom 1" It may concern Be it known that I, BLAIR L. Monnnr, a citizen of the United States'of America, residing at McKeesport, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Racks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to clothes racks,

and the primary objectof the invention is to -provide a rack that can be folded to @cup a comparatively small space when not in use.

Another object of the invention is .to provide arack that can be advantageously used in proximity to a stove for-holding clothes 'over the stove,whereby they will be-quickly dried, the rack beingconstructed whereby it can be secured to a wall or'other support and easily placed in an operatable condition.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rack'that is simple in construction, durable, easy to manipulate and highly ellicient for the purposes for which it' is in tended.

With the above and other objects inview,

the invention resides in the novel construc tion, combination andarrangement of parts to be-hereinafter specifically described and then particularly claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a perspective Fig. 2 is a front elevation view of the rack. of a portion of the same. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of a portion of the rack, and Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view of the same.

A rackin accordance with this'invention comprises a back plate 1 provided with openings 2 whereby said plate can be secured to a wall 'or other support by nails or other fastening means. a i A The front' side of the plate 1 is provided with two outwardly extending semi-circular plates 3' arranged paralle1ism,,and these plates are spaced apart by equally spa zed blocks 4, said blocks providing The the plates 3 can be suitably by glue,-nails or other fastapering secured together teningmeans.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 27, 1911. Serial No. 611,190.

Patented Dec. 3, 191 .2.

' upper ends thereof longitudinally slotted, as

at 14: to receive the support and the upper ends of the arms are tapered, as at 15 to fit 1n the sockets-5 and support the arms .at

right angles and radially disposed rela-..

of sufficient length to permit of the arms tively-to the back plate 1. The slots 14 are being pulled outwardly and swung to a ver- 'tical position, as shown in Fig. 1 of 'the drawing, thereby occupying acomparatively small space when not in use.

The rack, with the exception of the support 8, is preferably made of wood, and can be made of various sizes, Vhat I claim is A clothes rack comprising a supporting I plate having its rear.face formed with'a pair of oppositely disposed L-shaped grooves, a pair of forwardly-projecting parallel semi-circular members carried by the plate intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof, radially disposed spaced tapering blocks interposed between said members and providing a row of taper-in sockets, a semicircular su'oport arranged orwardly of and centrally with respect to said sockets, said support spaced from said sockets, having inwardly-extending L-shaped ends arranged in said grooves, means within the grooves for securing the ends of said support to said plate, and arms having slots in proximity to their inner ends, said support extending through said slots, and further having the inner ends tapered and fittcdin said sockets.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

snare L. Mouser;

Witnesses:

Max H. Snonoi irz, CHRISTINA T. Econ. 

